Mark Gestring, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Gestring completed his surgical training at Brown University and his fellowship training in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Gestring is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Surgical Infection Society, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Association for Academic Surgery and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. His areas of special interest include trauma, critical care, prehospital care of the injured patient and regional trauma system development.

Certified Specialties

Surgery (General Surgery) - American Board of Surgery

Surgical Critical Care - American Board of Surgery

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Surgery, Acute Care (SMD)

Chief - Department of Surgery, Acute Care (SMD)

Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD) - Joint

Professor - Department of Pediatrics (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. 1999 - 2001

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Rhode Island Hospital. 1997 - 1999

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), State University of New York at Stony Brook. 1993 - 1997

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), State University of New York at Stony Brook. 1992 - 1993

Education

MD | New Jersey Medical School. 1992

Awards

Trooper William H. Barfoot Award. 2016

Distinguished Service Award, Rochester Academy of Medicine. 2015

2012 New York State Trauma Physician of Distinction. 2013

2013 Health Service Award, Peace Island Institute. 2013

American Hospital Association NOVA Award. 2011

Surgery Interest Group Annual Mentorship Award. 2010

Healthcare Association of New York State, Community Health Improvement Award. 2010

Golden Hour Excellence in Clinical Research Award. 2007

World Council of Churches, Blessed are the Peacemakers Award for recognition of community violence prevention efforts. 2006

ASHP Best Practices Award in Health-System Pharmacy "Pharmacists enhancing patient safety during trauma resuscitations". 2005

2003 Excellence Award. 2003

Emergency Medicine Resident Teaching Award. 2001 - 2002

Student Research Award. 1991

Publications

Journal Articles

Under-Triage and Over-Triage Using the Field Triage Guidelines for Injured Patients: A Systematic Review.

Lupton JR, Davis-O'Reilly C, Jungbauer RM, Newgard CD, Fallat ME, Brown JB, Mann NC, Jurkovich GJ, Bulger E, Gestring ML, Lerner EB, Chou R, Totten AM

Prehospital emergency care.. 2023 27 (1):38-45. Epub 03/04/2022.

Are trauma surgeons prepared? A survey of trauma surgeons' disaster preparedness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doucet J, Shatz DV, Kaplan LJ, Bulger EM, Capella J, Kuhls DA, Fallat M, Remick KN, Newton C, Fox A, Jawa R, Harvin JA, Blake DP, Bukur M, Gates J, Ficke J, Gestring ML,

Trauma surgery & acute care open.. 2023 8 (1):e001073. Epub 06/28/2023.

Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms.

Kelley KM, Toscano N, Gestring ML, Capella J, Newton C, Bukur M, Shatz DV, Winfield RD, Fox A, Fallat ME, Kuhls DA, Glinik G, Doucet J, Gates J, Remick KN

Trauma surgery & acute care open.. 2023 8 (1):e001224. Epub 11/09/2023.

The national trauma triage protocol: how EMS perspective can inform the guideline revision.

Fischer PE, Gestring ML, Sagraves SG, Michaels HN, Patel B, Dodd J, Campion EM, VanderKolk WE, Bulger EM

Trauma surgery & acute care open.. 2022 7 (1):e000879. Epub 01/18/2022.

Pharmacist involvement in trauma resuscitation across the United States: A 10-year follow-up survey.

Porter BA, Zaeem M, Hewes PD, Hale LS, Jones CMC, Gestring ML, Acquisto NM

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.. 2019 August 176 (16):1226-1230. Epub 1900 01 01.

National Stop the Bleed Day: The impact of a social media campaign on the Stop the Bleed program.

Fisher AD, Carius BM, Lacroix J, Dodge PM, Dodd J, Soderlund E, Thompson D, Loos P, Fannin J, Montgomery HR, Gestring ML

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.. 2019 July 87 (1S Suppl 1):S40-S43. Epub 1900 01 01.

National Stop the Bleed Day: The impact of a social media campaign on the Stop the Bleed program.

Fisher AD, Carius BM, Lacroix J, Dodge PM, Dodd J, Soderlund E, Thompson D, Loos P, Fannin J, Montgomery HR, Gestring ML

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.. 2019 April 25 Epub 04/25/2019.

Characterizing injury severity in nonaccidental trauma: Does Injury Severity Score miss the mark?

Brown JB, Gestring ML, Leeper CM, Sperry JL, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Gaines BA

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.. 2018 October 85 (4):668-673. Epub 1900 01 01.

Optimizing Bleeding Control Training for the Public: A National Imperative.

Bulger EM, Gestring ML, Jacobs LM

JAMA surgery.. 2018 September 1153 (9):799. Epub 1900 01 01.

Stop the Bleeding: Educating the Public.

Gestring ML, Bulger EM, Fisher AD

JAMA.. 2018 August 14320 (6):589-590. Epub 1900 01 01.

Logistics of air medical transport: When and where does helicopter transport reduce prehospital time for trauma?

Chen X, Gestring ML, Rosengart MR, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Sperry JL, Brown JB

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.. 2018 July 85 (1):174-181. Epub 1900 01 01.

Speed is not everything: Identifying patients who may benefit from helicopter transport despite faster ground transport.

Chen X, Gestring ML, Rosengart MR, Billiar TR, Peitzman AB, Sperry JL, Brown JB

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.. 2018 April 84 (4):549-557. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparing the Air Medical Prehospital Triage Score With Current Practice for Triage of Injured Patients to Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis.

Brown JB, Smith KJ, Gestring ML, Rosengart MR, Billiar TR, Peitzman AB, Sperry JL, Weissman JS

JAMA surgery.. 2018 March 1153 (3):261-268. Epub 1900 01 01.

Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation: A rare manifestation of seatbelt injury.

Qureshi MZ, Gorczyca JT, Doyle AJ, Gestring ML

Surgery.. 2017 October 162 (4):958-960. Epub 10/12/2016.

Guidance document for the prehospital use of tranexamic acid in injured patients. Prehospital Emergency Care

2016; .

Qureshi MZ, Gorczyca JT, Doyle AJ, Gestring ML.

Posterior sternoclavicular joint

Development and validation of the air medical prehospital triage score for helicopter transport of trauma patients

2016; .

Not all prehospital time is equal: Influence of scene time on mortality.

Brown JB, Rosengart MR, Forsythe RM, Reynolds BR, Gestring ML, Hallinan WM, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Sperry JL.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016; .

Brown JB, Leeper CM, Sperry JL, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Gaines BA, Gestring ML.

Helicopters and injured kids: Improved survival with scene air medical transport in

Helicopter transport improves survival following injury in the absence of a time-saving advantage.

Brown JB, Gestring ML, Guyette FX, Rosengart MR, Stassen NA, Forsythe RM, Billiar TR, Peitzman AB, Sperry JL.

Surgery. 2016; .

Evidence-based improvement of the National Trauma Triage Protocol: The Glasgow Coma Scale versus Glasgow Coma Scale motor subscale

Brown JB, Forsythe RM, Stassen NA, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Sperry JL, Gestring ML.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, (77) 95-102. 2014; .

Assessment of surgical residents' ability to predict appendicitis with computed tomography.

Kahn SK, Sleem R, Schiralli M, Stassen NA, Sangosanya A, Cheng JD, Gestring ML, Bankey PE.

The American Surgeon, (79) 1308-1310. 2013; .

Doucet J, Bulger E, Sanddal N, Fallat M, Bromberg W, Gestring M.

Appropriate use of helicopter emergency medical services for transport of trauma patients: Guidelines from the Emergency Medical Systems Subcommittee, Committee on Trauma,

Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in isolated blunt chest trauma.

Kahn SK, Schubmehl H, Stassen NA, Sangosanya AT, Cheng JD, Gestring ML, Bankey PE.

The American Surgeon, (79) 502-505. 2013; .

Does helicopter transport impact outcome following trauma?

Brown JB, Gestring ML.

Trauma, (15) 279-288. 2013; .

The National Trauma Triage Protocol: Can this tool predict which trauma patients will benefit from helicopter transport?

Brown JB, Forsythe RM, Stassen NA, Gestring ML.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, (73) 319-325. 2012; .

Impact of a graduated driver's license law on crashes involving young drivers in New York State

Cheng, JD, Schubmehl H, Kahn SA, Gestring ML, Sangosanya AT, Stassen NA, Bankey PE.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, (73) 457-461. 2012; .

Helicopters improve survival in seriously injured patients requiring interfacility transfer for definitive care.

Brown JB, Stassen NA, Bankey PE, Sangosanya AT, Cheng JD, Gestring ML.

Journal of Trauma, (70) 310-314. 2011; .

Mechanism of injury and special consideration criteria still matter: An evaluation of the National Trauma Triage Protocol.

Brown JB, Stassen NA, Bankey PE, Sangosanya AT, Cheng JC, Gestring ML.

Journal of Trauma, (70) 38-45. 2011; .

The incidence and clinical significance of pneumomediastinum found on computed tomography scan in blunt trauma patients.

Molena D, Burr N, Zucchiatti A, Lovria E, Gestring ML, Cheng JD, Bankey PE, Stassen NA

The American surgeon.. 2009 November 75 (11):1081-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Does the need for noncardiac surgery during ventricular assist device therapy impact clinical outcome?

Brown JB, Hallinan WM, Massey HT, Bankey PE, Cheng JD, Stassen NA, Sangosanya AT, Gestring ML

Surgery.. 2009 October 146 (4):627-33; discussion 633-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Prehospital spinal immobilization does not appear to be beneficial and may complicate care following gunshot injury to the torso.

Brown JB, Bankey PE, Sangosanya AT, Cheng JD, Stassen NA, Gestring ML

The Journal of trauma.. 2009 October 67 (4):774-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mechanical ventilation strategies in massive chest trauma.

Rico FR, Cheng JD, Gestring ML, Piotrowski ES

Critical care clinics.. 2007 April 23 (2):299-315, xi. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pancreatic transection as a complication of the Heimlich maneuver: case report and literature review.

Feeney SN, Pegoli W, Gestring ML

The Journal of trauma.. 2007 January 62 (1):252-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Isolated gastric injury after blunt abdominal trauma.

Gestring ML, Stassen NA, Cheng JD, Bankey PE

The Journal of trauma.. 2006 October 61 (4):1021. Epub 1900 01 01.

Magnetic resonance imaging in combination with helical computed tomography provides a safe and efficient method of cervical spine clearance in the obtunded trauma patient.

Stassen NA, Williams VA, Gestring ML, Cheng JD, Bankey PE

The Journal of trauma.. 2006 January 60 (1):171-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Multiple Shotgun pellet embolization to the pulmonary artery.

Rico, F; Cheng, JD; Bankey, PE; Gorczyca, JT; Gestring, ML; Stassen, NA; Palchik, E; Piotrowski, ES; Papadakos, PJ.

Critical Care and Shock. 2006; 9: 55-60.

Membranous tracheal injury after blunt thoracic trauma.

Pearsall LA, Metz MA, Watson TJ, Gestring ML

The Journal of trauma.. 2005 December 59 (6):1533-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evaluation of the lower spine after blunt trauma using abdominal computed tomographic scanning supplemented with lateral scanograms.

Gestring ML, Gracias VH, Feliciano MA, Reilly PM, Shapiro MB, Johnson JW, Klein W, Kauder DR, Schwab CW

The Journal of trauma.. 2002 July 53 (1):9-14. Epub 1900 01 01.

Endotoxin-induced alterations in hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase activity and gene expression.

Maitra, SR; Gestring, ML; El-Maghrabi, MR; Lang, CH; Henry, MC.

Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry. 1999; 196: 79-83.

Endovascular graft-related iliac artery infection.

Sheeran SR, Gestring ML, Murphy TP, Slaiby JM

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR.. 1999 10 (7):877-82. Epub 1900 01 01.

Alterations in hepatic 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase and glucose-6-phosphatase gene expression after hemorrhagic hypotension and resuscitation.

Maitra SR, Gestring M, el-Maghrabi MR

Shock.. 1997 November 8 (5):385-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Shotgun slug injuries: case report and literature review.

Gestring ML, Geller ER, Akkad N, Bongiovanni PJ

The Journal of trauma.. 1996 April 40 (4):650-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Geographic variation in outcome benefits of helicopter transport for trauma in the United States.

Brown JB, Gestring ML, Stassen NA, Forsythe RM, Billiar TR, Peitzman AB, Sperry JL.

Annals of Surgery. .

Books

Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy (2007)

Chapter: Gunshot injury: Overview of ballistics, wounding and clinical management principles.

Authors: Gestring, ML: Gestring, BJ.

Publisher: Lippincott, Wiliams & Wilkins 2007

UpToDate (2006)

Chapter: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: The Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) device.

Authors: Gestring ML

Publisher: Rose BD, Wellesley, MA 2006

Up to date (2002)

Chapter: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Authors: Mark L Gestring, MD

Publisher: UpToDate, Wellesley, MA 2002

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